Position Title :: Senior Project Manager IT
Work Location :: Edmonton, AB
Position Type :: Contract
Duration :: 6 Months

Job Duties:Responsible for the coordination and completion of IT and Finance gap and preparing policies, guidelines, platforms based on analysis and findings. Oversees all aspects of projects currently ongoing in TI. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of projects. Builds and maintains working relationships with team members, Finance, IT divisions, Contract branch, Procurement and other departments involved in the projects. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of projects.

• Compile project charters and business/project plans to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each applicable project, to ensure business objectives and data integrity are achieved.
• Manage project(s) that will document business requirements, design and deliver IT solutions that are compliant with and contribute to the Ministries enterprise architecture.
• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to internal/external influences, and the methodology to be applied.
• Produce and package deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other project stakeholders.
• Manage multiple projects, project resources, and project governance.
• Work with each project sponsor to ensure that effective project communication exists throughout the duration of the project, including escalation of risks as required.
• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits, and budget.
• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget, and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks to the Executive Director, Financial Services.
• Develop project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans, and take corrective action for completion of project tasks.
• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks and develop, as required, related requirements documentation.
• Provide leadership and assistance to business and project teams that require change management and communication support.
• Other responsibilities as required or requested.

Contract and Budget Oversight:

• Conduct comprehensive contract inventory and spend analysis to support strategic procurement and resource allocation.
• Develop contract-level budget justifications to assess and validate the value of contract expenditures.
• Prepare and maintain an optimized contractual spend plan that aligns with organizational goals and fiscal constraints.
• Generate a comprehensive zero-based budgeting report to evaluate funding allocations from the ground up.
• Assess whether current contracts deliver good value for funds spent and identify areas for improvement.
• Assist with annual and multi-year budgets that allocate funding to contracts based on substantiated justifications, including identification of potential cost savings through consolidation, renegotiation, or discontinuation of underperforming contracts.

Core Requirements:

• Bachelor s degree in business administration, Project Management, Finance, or related field; PMP or similar certifications strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience, with demonstrated success in leading cross functional projects involving financial process redesign, zero based budgeting, or contract management transformation.
• Ability to develop and manage project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Proven skills in stakeholder engagement and leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience with risk management, change management, and issue resolution in project contexts.
• Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with project management software.